Russian fighter jet flies over Baltic Sea after approaching US bombers

Russian fighter jet – defense Ministry from the Russia said that a Russian fighter Su-35 was triggered to fly over the Baltic Sea last Monday (20) after two bombers from U.S fly towards the Russian border.

The event occurred after the crash of an American drone in Black Sea, on the 14th of March. At the time, the drone had been intercepted by Russian jets – it was the first direct military contact between Russia and the United States since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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“On March 20, radar installations of the Western Military District air defense forces on duty in the Baltic Sea detected two air targets flying in the direction of the state border of the Russian Federation.”, stated the Russian Ministry of Defense in the Telegram messaging application. In the note, the folder also said that the targets were B52H strategic bombers, of the United States Air Force (USAF, in English).

According to Moscow, the fighter Su-35 took off to avoid a border violation and returned to base”after the foreign military aircraft strayed from the border of the Russian Federation”.

The Ministry also reported that the flight of the Su-35 fighter jet strictly followed international rules for the use of airspace. “No violation of the state border of the Russian Federation was allowed”, he declared.

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The incident took place during the visit of the Chinese president Xi Jinping the Russia. The journey, according to Kremlinaimed at discussing thestrategic cooperation” between the two countries and present a peace plan made by the Chinese government for the war in Ukraine.

“Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will also exchange views in the context of deepening Russia-China cooperation in the international arena,” the Kremlin statement said. “Several important bilateral documents will be signed”.

On Tuesday, Xi called the two countries “strategic partners” and invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit China later this year.

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